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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
3
Local items report various city happenings including court and prison news, marriages and visits, a large wedding at Michigan City, and escape incidents at the northern prison. Mentions of local births, shop ads, and travel notices accompany updates on residents and travel discounts.
J A C Ortmann aged 68 died July 23 at his home near this place. Born August 28 182 in Solberg Mecklenberg Germany he married Maria Kenning April 21 1854 and they had ten children five survive. His funeral at the Lutheran church was well attended and his frugal character left a strong mark on his family and neighbors.
The children of the late Sarah Ann McClure express heartfelt thanks for the kindness and support shown by friends during their time of bereavement.
H B Herrold offers the highest market prices for wool and asks wool raisers to call before selling.
The Nickel Plate Road advertises excursion fares for the 31st annual G A R encampment in Buffalo New York with tickets from August 21 and 22 and 23 at one cent per mile, good on Peerless Trio Express Trains and returnable to September 20. Additional fares listed for Vermilion Ohio Linwood Park religious meetings from August 3 to 23, with one fare to Linwood Park Vermillion via Nickel Plate Road.
Nickle Plate Road announces extremely low fares for the Chautauqua Lake excursion on August 2. The special promotion showcases affordable travel options for residents and visitors seeking a scenic outing aboard the railway.
The recorder’s office logged two releases three mortgages one agreement and three deeds. Rudolph F Krueger to Joseph Kaiser transfers lot 2 block 87 DeWolf's south addition Michigan City for 350 dollars. Chancellor J Livingston to Hiram B Herrold describes whiing section 35 township 36 range 5 for 550 dollars. Daniel N Haveland to Harry Tut hill transfers lot G block 5 Campbell's election Michigan City for 1 69.
The state board of health quarter ending April 18 97 shows 75 dens in LaPorte county and a death rate of 2.17 per thousand. Of the deaths, a number were from consumption and pneumonia with one from scarlet fever, out of 33 cases, while Lake county had the highest state rate at 5.81 per thousand and Pike county the lowest at 0.01 percent with two deaths. Other county rates were Porter 2.10, St Joseph 0.18, Starke 1.22, Pulaski 0.53, Marshall 0.83, Kosciusko 0.62, Fulton 1.31, and LaGrange 1.12.
McClure's Magazine for August will be a midsummer number with a frontispiece by Boutet de Monvel. Contributors include Kipling Doyle Barr Riley Warman Garland Stevenson Bangs Paine and others. Articles cover C D Gibson by Anthony Tove life in a large dynamite factory and Lincoln and Grant meeting.
A notice requests all persons owing money to the firm of Shafering and Rhem to call and settle immediately by cash or note, signed A. J. Rhem.
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